Kießling
Kießling (German pronunciation: [ˈkiːslɪŋ]) is a German topographic surname, which originally meant a resident of an area of gravelly land, from the Middle High German kiselinc ("gravel").[1] An alternative meaning is as a locational surname for a person from one of the places called Kießling in Germany.[1] Spelling variants include Kiessling and Kiesling. The name may refer to:
- Adolf Kiessling (1837–1893), German classical philologist
- Ann Kiessling (born 1942), American biologist
- Brady Kiesling (born 1957), American diplomat
- Georg Kießling (1903–1964), German football player
- Günter Kießling, (1925–2009) German general
- Heinrich Kiesling (1909–1944), German colonel
- Heinz Kiessling (1926–2003), German musician
- Karl Johann Kiessling (1839–1905), German physicist
- Laura L. Kiessling (born 1961), American chemist
- Michael Kiesling (born 1957), German board game designer
- Michael Kießling (born 1973), German politician
- Rebecca Kiessling (born 1969), American activist
- Scott Kiesling (born 1967), American linguist
- Stefan Kießling (born 1984), German football player
- Udo Kiessling (born 1955), German ice hockey player
- Walt Kiesling (1903–1962), American football player and coach
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Dictionary of American Family Names. "Kiesling Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016.
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